Irina Lagunina: In Russia, the action "Salmon is more expensive than oil", organized by the World Wildlife Fund. Environmental defenders protest against the actions of Rosneft, which these days begins oil reconnaissance in the West-Kamchatka shelf. Ecologists believe that exploration and oil production threatens the natural wealth of Kamchatka, including salmon population. Says Lyubov Chizhova.

Ireland in a referendum rejected the Lisbon Treaty of the European Union. Official voting results show that 53.4 percent, 46, 6 percent, said “yes” against the contract. The head of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, called on other EU countries to continue ratification of the Lisbon Treaty. He stated that at the Summit of the EU leaders next week to decide how to act in this situation.

In Samara, a spontaneous action of the protest of residents of the city was held, requiring a monument of nature - “Voronezh lakes”. According to Radio Liberty correspondent, the Samaras protested against the construction of the lakes of the puppet theater, the shopping center and several multi -storey buildings in the area of the lakes. This construction destroys the environmental framework of Samara, says Sergey Simak, co-chair of the International Socio-Ecological Union.

The number of those killed in the explosion in the center of Nazran reached five people, the Radio Liberty correspondent said. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ingushetia, several people are hospitalized, doctors evaluate the condition of three injured as difficult. A powerful explosion occurred this morning in a building where two stores are located - grocery and wine -vodka.

Vladimir Kara-Murza: In the mountains of Chechnya and on the border of the Nozha-Yurt and Vedensky districts, an operation to search for a group of militants continues, which last night attacked the villages of Bina and Vedeno. A detachment of militants of up to 60 people after leaving the village, crashed into groups that parted in several directions. As a result of the attack, three local residents were killed. According to some reports, militants stole five people.

In Afghanistan on Friday evening, militants attacked the main prison in the city of Kandahar. According to local authorities, the mined car, which was driven by the suicide bomber, exploded at the gates of the prison. There are dead, the number of which is not yet known. Parts of the prisoners managed to run. The prison contained both ordinary criminals and fighters.

In Afghanistan, one was killed and three Romanian troops were injured. The militants opened fire on patrol cars on the highway between Kabul and the city of Kalat in the province of Zabul in the southeast of the country. The international forces in Afghanistan have more than 600 Romanian military.

International human rights activists welcomed the decision of the US Supreme Court, which allowed foreigners suspected of terrorism, to appeal their opinion in civilian courts. A positive assessment of this decision was given by the head of the UN Human Rights Department Louise Arbur. The human rights organization "International Amnesty" urged to close the American military prison of Guantanamo, where they contain suspects in terrorism.

In Ireland, the votes filed on Thursday at the referendum under the new basic agreement of the European Union are counted. The first unofficial results began to come. In accordance with them, the majority of votes were filed against ratification of the contract, the Irish media reports. An agreement, the purpose of which is to increase the efficiency of the European structures, taking into account the expansion of the EU, was signed last year in Lisbon.

In the Spanish city of Saragos, the World Expos exhibition 2008 is opened, dedicated to various problems related to water. The water in the Saragos exhibition took an unexpected and threatening participation before its opening, when the river Ebro, on which the city stands, spilled due to heavy rains. However, all the damage was eliminated. The exhibition, in which representatives of more than 100 countries take part, will last three months - until September 14.

US President George Bush is found today in the Vatican with the head of the Catholic Church Benedict sixteenth. On the eve of Bush, negotiations with the Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi held negotiations. They discussed the situation around Iran’s nuclear program. The current trip is believed to be the last major European tour of Bush as the US president, which he will leave in January.

The program is conducted by Dmitry Volchek. The Radio Liberty correspondent in New York, Jan Runov, takes part. Dmitry Volchek: The famous Russian clown Yuri Kuklachev beats in an American court with imitators, who, according to him, offer American audience a fake cat show. Jan Runov: The case of Clown Kuklachev’s court claim against the American company Gelfman International Enterprises received quite wide publicity.

In Crimea, the mayor of Alushta Vladimir Shcherbina and the head of one of the local village councils Nikolai Konev were detained. Officials are suspected of repeatedly receiving bribes on an especially large scale and the extinguishing of city property. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, Konev was detained upon receipt of a bribe of more than five million dollars for the provision of two land plots within the Big Alushta.

Member of the leadership of the European Union Javier Solan arrived in Tehran in an attempt to resolve the crisis around Iran’s nuclear program. It is expected that on Saturday, during the negotiations of Solan, the Iranian leadership will transfer a new package of Six proposals - five regular members of the UN and Germany Security Council. Tehran offers cooperation in the economy and security sphere in exchange for refusing to enrich uranium.